examination Idioms & Phrases

• noun an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner
  

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• noun an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction
  bar exam.
  
  • applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school
  • he passed the bar exam on his third try

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• the final university examination for classical honors, optional to all who have taken the mathematical honors. C. A. Bristed.

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• noun an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
  comprehensive; comp.
  
  • she took her comps in English literature

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• noun (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination
  

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• that made by the opposite party.

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• noun (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
  

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• (Law), the first examination of a witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. Abbott.

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• noun examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies
  entrance exam.
  

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• (Law), that examination which is made of a witness by a party calling him.

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• noun a written examination
  exam paper; question sheet; test paper.
  

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• noun an examination administered at the end of an academic term
  final exam; final.
  

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• noun a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
  checkup; medical checkup; health check; medical; medical exam.
  

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• noun an examination administered in the middle of an academic term
  midterm exam; midterm.
  

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• noun an examination conducted by spoken communication
  viva; viva voce; oral; oral exam.
  

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• (Med.), an examination of the bodily condition of a person.

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• noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  post-mortem; necropsy; post-mortem examination; postmortem; autopsy; PM.
  

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• (Med.), an examination of the body made after the death of the patient; an autopsy.

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• noun an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  post-mortem; necropsy; post-mortem examination; postmortem; autopsy; PM.
  

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• noun an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
  preliminary exam; prelim.
  

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• noun (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
  reexamination.
  

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• that made by a party calling a witness, after, and upon matters arising out of, the cross-examination.

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• noun the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
  introspection; self-contemplation.
  

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Self`-ex*am`i*na"tion noun

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1. An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.

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